part·ing (pär t ng)n. 1. a. The act or process of separating or dividing. b. The state of being separated or divided. 2. A departure or leave-taking. adj. Idiom: Given, received, or done on departing or separating: a parting gift. parting of the ways A point of divergence, especially one of great moment. |
parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Hairdressing & Grooming) Brit the line of scalp showing when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions US, Canadian, and Austral. equivalent part
2. the act of separating or the state of being separated
3.
a. a departure or leave-taking, esp one causing a final separation
b. (as modifier) a parting embrace
4. a place or line of separation or division
5. (Chemistry) Chem a division of a crystal along a plane that is not a cleavage plane
6. a euphemism for death
adj (prenominal)
1. Literary departing the parting day
2. serving to divide or separate
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  parting - the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"valediction - the act of saying farewell |
| 2. | parting - a line of scalp that can be seen when sections of hair are combed in opposite directions; "his part was right in the middle" hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells" line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
parting
noun
1. farewell, departure, goodbye, leave-taking, adieu, valediction It was a dreadfully emotional parting.
2. division, breaking, split, separation, rift, partition, detachment, rupture, divergence Through a parting in the mist, we saw a huddle of buildings.
adjective
farewell, last, final, departing, valedictory Her parting words made him feel empty and alone.
parting of the ways divorce, parting, separation, dissolution This is the parting of the ways for the three Baltic republics.
Quotations
"Parting is all we know of heaven,"
"And all we need of hell" [Emily Dickinson `My life closed twice before its close']
"Parting is such sweet sorrow" [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet]
"The king of Babylon stood at the parting of the ways" Bible: Ezekiel
"Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part,"
"Nay, I have done: you get no more of me,"
"And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart,"
"That thus so cleanly, I myself can free,"
"Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows,"
"And when we meet at any time again,"
"Be it not seen in either of our brows,"
"That we one jot of former love retain" [Michael Drayton Idea: Sonnet 61]
"In every parting there is an image of death" [George Eliot Scenes of Clerical Life]
"Parting is all we know of heaven,"
"And all we need of hell" [Emily Dickinson `My life closed twice before its close']
"Parting is such sweet sorrow" [William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet]
"The king of Babylon stood at the parting of the ways" Bible: Ezekiel
"Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part,"
"Nay, I have done: you get no more of me,"
"And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart,"
"That thus so cleanly, I myself can free,"
"Shake hands forever, cancel all our vows,"
"And when we meet at any time again,"
"Be it not seen in either of our brows,"
"That we one jot of former love retain" [Michael Drayton Idea: Sonnet 61]
"In every parting there is an image of death" [George Eliot Scenes of Clerical Life]
Translations
parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ]
A. ADJ → de despedida
his parting words → sus palabras de despedida
parting shot (fig) → golpe m de gracia
his parting words → sus palabras de despedida
parting shot (fig) → golpe m de gracia
B. N
1. (= separation) → separación f, despedida f
the parting of the ways (fig) → la encrucijada, el momento de la separación
the parting of the ways (fig) → la encrucijada, el momento de la separación
parting [ˈpɑːrtɪŋ]
n
(= separation) → séparation f
George said no more until their final parting → George ne dit plus rien jusqu'à ce qu'ils se séparent pour de bon.
the parting of the Red Sea → l'ouverture de la mer Rouge
George said no more until their final parting → George ne dit plus rien jusqu'à ce qu'ils se séparent pour de bon.
the parting of the Red Sea → l'ouverture de la mer Rouge
(British) (in hair) → raie f
adj [words, kiss, gift] → d'adieu
parting
n
→ Abschied m; parting is such sweet sorrow (prov) → o süßer Abschiedsschmerz!; after the parting of the ways → nachdem sich ihre Wege getrennt hatten; is this the parting of the ways then? → das ist also das Ende (unserer Beziehung)?; this meeting was the parting of the ways for the Leninists and the Trotskyites → seit dieser Tagung sind die Leninisten und Trotzkisten getrennte Wege gegangen
(Brit: in hair) → Scheitel m
adj → Abschieds-, abschließend; a parting present/kiss → ein Abschiedsgeschenk nt → /-kuss m; Charles knows all about it already, was her parting shot → Charles weiß schon alles, schleuderte sie ihm nach; he made a parting threat → zum Abschied stieß er eine Drohung aus; his parting words → seine Abschiedsworte pl
parting [ˈpɑːtɪŋ]
1. adj (kiss) → d'addio
his parting words → le sue ultime parole
parting shot (fig) → battuta finale
and with this parting shot he left → e detto ciò se ne andò
his parting words → le sue ultime parole
parting shot (fig) → battuta finale
and with this parting shot he left → e detto ciò se ne andò
2. n
a. → separazione f
we have reached the parting of the ways (fig) → a questo punto le nostre strade si dividono
we have reached the parting of the ways (fig) → a questo punto le nostre strade si dividono
b. (Brit) (in hair) → scriminatura, riga
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